brhs-stacyp



IRAQ

 Red, white, black, and green are "pan-Arab" colors, which have been linked to the Arab people and Islamic faith for centuries. They represent Arab unity and independence. The green stars originally symbolized Iraq's unsuccessful attempt to unite with Egypt and Syria, with each star representing a country. Today, they represent the desire for Arab unity. The righting on the flag is "Allah-o Akbar" or "God is Great".



**Countries that share a border with Iraq**: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait. Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian. boarder mountains experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snow that melt in early spring causing flooding.
 * Population**: 28,221,181 (July '08 estimate).
 * Capital**: Baghdad.
 * Official Language(s)**: Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions),
 * Climate**: It's primarily desert, with mild to cool winters and dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern
 * Imports**: Food, medicine, manufactured goods.
 * Exports**: Crude Oil, food and live animals, crude materials excluding fuels.  

The Government of Iraq: Iraq received independence from Britain in 1932. Iraq has a parliamentary democracy. After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, they ratified their constitution in 2005. Their legal system is based on European civil law and Islamic law. It has18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1 region. The governorates are Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, and Wasit. The Kurdistan Regional Government is the region in Iraq.

 **Current Leaders:** __President__: Jalal Talabani (April 6th, 2005). __Vice President(s)__: Adil Abd Al-Mahd and Tariq al-Hashim (April 22nd, 2006). __Prime Minister__: Nuri al-Malik (May 20th, 2006). __Ambassador to United States__: Samir Shakir al-Sumay (Since 2006).

 Places I would like to visit: This is an image of a monument in Baghdad of Saddam Hussein that was vandalized shortly after the invasion in 2003. I would like to see Baghdad and experience what the daily lives of the Iraqis are like after the invasion.

In 1985, Saddam order workers to start rebuilding the city of Babylon atop of the old ruins. He had his name inscribed on many of the bricks in imitation of one of the Nebuchadnezzar kings. One frequent inscription reads: "This was built by Saddam Hussein, son of Nebuchadnezzar, to glorify Iraq". After the invasion, the reconstruction stopped.

I'd like to visit the Abbasid Palace, which dates back to the 13th century. I like viewing various architectural styles and one so old would be extremely appealing.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif">Important dates:

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif"> 03/20/03 - U.S. begins invasion of Iraq. 10/05/05 - Constitution ratified. 04/06/05 - Jalal Talabani becomes President. May 07 - "International Compact with Iraq" made to help merge them with the global economy.

Written Response to a Current Event:


 * "Women Lose Ground in New Iraq" by Nancy Trejois [[|link]] **

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif">My article, from the Washington Post, is entitled, “Women Lose Ground in the New Iraq”. It was published on December 16th, 2006. Nancy Trejois, the author, met with Zahra Khalid in a cosmetics store where sh said that being a woman living in Iraq is “just like being in jail.” Many women live in fear of being kidnapped or raped as Islamic fundamentalism “seeps” into society. During the 20th century, Iraqi women were encouraged to go to school and enter the workforce. Bush in 2003 said that increasing women’s rights was a “top priority”. However, interviews with 16 women ages 21-52 show that it has only gotten worse. After the gulf war, no woman under 45 could travel abroad without a male relative. Bush gave them hope, but the “absence of law” post-Saddam Iraq has weakened the women’s rights movements. Aseel Bahjet graduated from Baghdad University with an Engineering degree, but she can’t do anything with it. “There’s no chance to build our future,” she told Trejois. Ten female students pitched in to hire a Kia minibus to take them to and from the university because they are scared to travel. Now, many women are trying to decide if they should stay in Iraq with the restrictions or leave Iraq forever and flee to another country. The cia.gov article just mentions that many Iraqis have fled and there is some dispute over the exact boarder with Iran. It makes no mention of women’s rights nor does it caution against them drawing attention to themselves. I never knew this was happening, and that the situation was only getting worse. I believe that if they reported something like this, it may draw questions into what kind of “progress” we are actually making in Iraq.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 180%; COLOR: #04ff00; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">NATHAN HINE!!

**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 180%; COLOR: #04ff00; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> The name of the student with a different country Country:  ** <span style="COLOR: #0bc114; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">** Answer yes or no to the following questions: ** Did this person center the name of their country? YES Did this person insert a picture of the country’s flag? YES Did this person insert a picture of the country? YES Did this student include the names of the current leaders? YES What is the population of the country? 28,221,181 What is the name of the capital city? BAGHDAD If you had to choose one of the three places/things to visit, which would you choose and why? monument in Baghdad of Saddam Hussein What do you like about their Wiki page? I LIKED READING ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS LISTED ON THIS PAGE!! What needs work? YOU NEED MORE COLOR IN YOUR PROJECT THAT WAS THE ONLY BORING PART. Rate the students’ effort on this Wiki page 1-10 8   <span style="COLOR: #0bc114; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">
 * Answer the following questions: **

~Roger Morri$on~

Did this person center the name of their country? yes Did this person insert a picture of the country’s flag? yes Did this person insert a picture of the country? yes Did this student include the names of the current leaders? _ yes What is the population of the country?_ 28,221,181 What is the name of the capital city?_ Baghdad If you had to choose one of the three places/things to visit, which would you choose and why? The statue of Saddam Hussein
 * Answer yes or no to the following questions: **
 * Answer the following questions: **

What do you like about their Wiki page? bunch of pictures What needs work? need some more color in each section Rate the students’ effort on this Wiki page 1-10 __ 8 Brandy Luce Country: ** Did this person center the name of their country? yes Did this person insert a picture of the country’s flag? yes Did this person insert a picture of the country? yes Did this student include the names of the current leaders? _ yes What is the population of the country?_ 28,221,181 What is the name of the capital city?_ Baghdad If you had to choose one of the three places/things to visit, which would you choose and why? i would like to see babylon cause i would like to see the arcitecture What do you like about their Wiki page? page is very organized What needs work? i think it could have been more colorful Rate the students’ effort on this Wiki page 1-10 __ 10
 * The name of the student with a different country
 * Answer yes or no to the following questions: **
 * Answer the following questions: **